Every wondered why everybody keeps saying that a 100% wool blanket is the best for outdoor trips and sleeping next to the fire ? Well, I was wondering about it, and decided to do a small burn test by putting 2 coals on my 70% wool and 30% other materials […]
Monthly Archives: January 2013
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For this weekend, the weather forecast was somewhere between -10 & -15 celsius during the night, and during the daytime sunny. The plan was to try some more ice fishing. Here is my gear for the trip, with a total weight (including drinks and food) 20 kg. (I had way […]
To get more use out of my anvil, I wanted to add a towbar so I have the possibility to make also rounded shapes. I searched the local ebay version here in Czech Republic, and some towbars where available, but quite expensive as well. The I called my friend who […]
With 9 people (4 couples & me), we planned to go for a hike, close to Prague so we would not loose too much time with travelling, for a hike from Friday afternoon till Sunday afternoon. One week before 1 couple cancelled as their plans changed. So we where left […]
Today afternoon I bought on the local ebay site here in Czech Republic an anvil. There are several for sale, but or very far away, or too big for my needs. This one seemed to be perfect, not too big and very close to where I live, so after the […]
On Saturday my girlfriend, me and 3 friends decided to go for a day trip. It snowed slightly in the days before, so everything was covered but not to thick, we could easily hike in the hills without special footwear. The area is called Kokorinsko, and lies north of Prague. […]
In this video I am showing several modifications I made to my Swiss Volcano Stove, plus 5 test burns: 3x with alcohol stoves, 2x with wood. The results turned out much better then I hoped for to be honest 🙂